Apron tie means assembly



Dec. 5, 1950 H. w. JACKSON EIAL APRON TIE MEANS ASSEMBLY Filed Jan. 14, 1950 Patented Dec. 5, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,532,499 7 APRON" TIE' MEANS ASSEMBLY Herbert W. Jacksomfilarendon Hills, andHarry ,B. Goldsmith, Jr.,- Evanstn,I1l.

Application-January 14, 1950,Serial'No. 138,538

2 Claims. 1 This invention relates to improvements in aprons.

The invention has for arr-object to provide a cheap, durable and practicableapron for use in protecting the clothing of the wearer from soiling, etc., and which is expendable to the extent that when soiled and/or otherwise rendered lundesirable or unfit for further use, may be disposed of and replaced by afresh one-of like construction; the cost of the apron to the user being such as to effect material economies favorable to him and at the same time, dispensed with the expense andneed oflaundering.

It is also'an objectof the invention toprovide a disposable apron made of pliant material, as* 'for example, various forms and grades of resistant paper, whose construction is such that it can be readily and smoothly folded into and remain in a compact and convenient form until needed, whereupon it may be unfolded to usable condition free of objectionable creasesor wrinkles for effective body and/or garment protection Another object of the inventionis to provide an apron of the indicate'd'character which is simply and economically constructed, requiring for its production only a minimum of -materi'al and will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the following detailed disclosure thereof when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the form of .the invention presented herein, is precise and .what is now considered to be the best mode of embodying its principles, but that other or further modifications and changes may be made in specific embodiments without departing from its essential features.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front elevation of the improved 2 on the line 4-4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction in which the arrows point, and,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary front elevation of a portion of the upper end of the apron body showing the manner in which the binding tape on the front side of the apron bod is applied, and one of the end sheaths which are engaged over the opposite ends of said tape and over adjacent portions of the open opposite ends of the apron body transverse fold, the upper ends of said sheath serving to retain the apron tie in the upper'portionof said transverse fold.

Referring .in detailto the drawings, theapron, generally, consistsof a sheet-like suitably shaped and sized body or skirt portion 5 of paper or other serviceable material, having a bib 2 attached thereto in the manner hereinafter more fully described, and a one piece body tie 3 disposed transversely thereof adjacent and along theralso hereinafter described union between said body andbib.

The body I -may be and preferably is edge sheathed,-as ate, to lessen the liability of tearing and to provide a greater substance thereto. The upper transverse end portion of the body is folded or lapped throughout its width, as at 5. Within this folded end portion, a tape, string or other appropriate tie 3 is snugly received and disposed -longitudinally-of and through the same in substantially parallelrelation to the sides thereof, having its ends extended therefrom for securing engagement about the waist of a wearer, as is usual.

The bib 2 made of sheet-like material the same as the body I, is herein shown to be of substantially rectangular formation. 1 It may, of course,

-' be of any'desired shape or size. Said bib hasa straight lower transverse end and its sides are apron with a portion of the transverse fold in the apron body upper end and a portion of the front side binding tape broken away, showing the position of the apron tie in said fold.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section,

taken on the line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction in which the arrows point.

Figure 3 is a similar view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction in which the arrows point.

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse preferably edge sheathed as at '4, The bib is extended upwardly from or beyond the fold 5 of the upper straight transverse endrof the body I.

To secure the bib to said upper end of the body, the-lower endportion ofthe former is arranged --fiatiy in overlapping relation to the latter 1. e.,

the intermediate portion of the same. Thereupon, a strip of binding tape or material 7 is placed over and along the entire inner and now free edge of the body end fold 5 and an adjacent portion of said body, as well as over the aforesaid overlapping lower end portion of the bib 2. The length of this binding tape corresponds tothe width of the body upper end, though if desired, its opposite ends may be folded over adjacent portions of the body sides and then bound by adsection taken hesive secured pieces or sheaths 4 A suitable 3 adhesive is applied to the inner side of the binding tape '1 and serves to effect a, permanent and secure union between the same and the body I, upper end fold 5 and the overlapped lower end of the bib 2. The adhesive may, of course, be replaced by other suitable securing means (not shown), as for example, stitching, etc.

To further secure the bib *5 to the upper end of the body i, a second and separate length of binding tape 55, or its equivalent is adhesively or otherwise permanentl joined to and along the normally inner or reverse side and lower end portion of the bib 2 and an adjacent portion of the corresponding side of the body i, said tape being of a length somewhat greater than the bib lower end width and having its opposite end portions extended therebeyond and joined to portions of the body upper end.

The Sheathing pieces fi serve, as above described, to securely anchor the opposite ends of the binding tape or strip 3 to adjacent portions of the body i at the opposite and open ends of the transverse fold 5. Additionally, and quite important, they serve to reduce the sizes of the open opposite ends of said fold, as clearly shown in Figure I} or" the drawings, having their upper ends in abutting or near abutting engagement with adjacent edge portions of the flat, pliant tie strip. lhereby, it will be seen that the tie 3 will be slidably though somewhat snugly retained in a position within the fold 5 adjacent and substantially parallel to the top of the same. Conse quently, 1e upper end of the body, particularly, those portions beyond or laterally of the bib 2 will be prevented from curling or flexing downwardly away from theh body of a wearer, hence, insuring maintained neat appearance and effective positioning of the apron body top end.

Because of the manner of assembling and connecting the body 4 and bib 2, immediately above described, it will be understood and appreciated that a definite saving in constructional material costs is efiected. That is, the apron body I and the bib 2, being separate members or pieces, can be cut or produced separately and without that waste which would be entailed were they formed of one piece and cut to shape and size from a single piece of material. Furthermore, due to be greater or increased thickness of the body of the apron at the point of connection of the bib 2 to the body 5, definite guide along which said bib can be evenly and straightly folded over onto the body is provided, hence, facilitating the subsequent compact packet folding of the apron for shipping, storage, merchandise shelving, etc.

In the use of the apron, the bib 2 will be extended upwardly fro-m or beyond the body I, as shown in the accompanying drawings. It will then be retained in such extended position over adjacent portions of a wearers torso by pinning or other fastening of the same.

We claim:

1. An apron, comprising a sheet-like pliant body, a sheet-like pliant bib having a lower end portion of less width than that of the upper end of said body positioned adjacent said upper end portion and intermediately of the opposite sides of the same, said upper end portion of the body being folded upon itself transversely of the body, the lower end portion of said bib overlying the fold in the body upper end portion, a flat pliant tie strip of greater length than the width of said body in and disposed longitudinally through the fold having the opposite ends thereof extended therebeyond, a flat binding strip engaged with and along the free edge portion of said fold, adjacent normally outer side portions of said body and over and with the overlying outer side portion of said bib, uniting the same, and a second fiat binding strip engaged With and along adjacent end portions and the normally inner sides of the body and bib, uniting the same.

2. An apron, comprising asheet-like pliant body, a sheet-like pliant bib having a lower end portion of less width than that of the upper end portion of said body positioned adjacent said upper end portion and intermediately of the opposite sides of the same, said upper end portion of the body being folded upon itself transversely of the body, the lower end portion of said bib overlying the fold in the body upper end portion, a flat pliant tie strip of greater length than the width of said body in and disposed longitudinally through the fold having the opposite ends thereof extended therebeyond, a flat binding strip engaged with and along the free edge portion of said fold, adjacent the normally outer side portion of said body and over and with the outer side of the overlying end portion of said bib, uniting the same, sheathing pieces engaged with and over the opposite ends of said binding strip and adjacent portions of the opposite ends of said fold, reducing the sizes of the open opposite ends of said fold and having their upper ends in abutting engagement with adjacent edge portions of the flat pliant tie strip whereby to normally slidably retain the same at and substantially parallel to the top of said fold, and a second flat binding strip engaged with and along adjacent end portions of the normally inner sides of the body and bib, uniting the same.

HERBERT W. JACKSON. HARRY B. GOLDSMITH, J R.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,136,732 Steiner et al Apr. 20, 1915 1,883,421 Stevens Oct. 18, 1932 2,129,486 Berman Sept. 6, 1938 

